October 6 with the Padang Wushan similar to the county seat upward migration, a new modern building is almost built on the hilltop. New city in the mountains is difficult to feel any different from other cities. Shui Po, a few sharp turns, the next a few steep slopes, straight highway, gradually curved, narrow, muddy, when, it was originally the center of the old town pretty soon. The old town have been taken out of the 7788, but the center still adhere to the streets of shops selling breakfast, general merchandise. The streets are filled with bamboo basket of fruits, vegetables, is a lively morning market. Probably because the terminals now used far away from the new county, most of the public will still accustomed to the activities of the old county seat in the crowded alleys clutter.
To get up early in the morning to climb up the river through the Wushan Yang even never-ending fog, from a demolished roof Canqiang came on the radio. Stand is covered with broken bricks and tiles on the slopes of chaos mixed with yellow to see the Yangtze river boat eastward Qu Qu Fengjie drove off in our very eyes. Ran a few terminals, all of them have mentioned that Fengjie only ship to 2:30 pm. Say that the tourist season boats and more on the docks to see far and near parked the boat, I do not believe no one is in Sheung Shui. The Yangtze River shipping traffic is different from other modes of transport, there are only two lines - Sheung Shui and into the water, as long as the Sheung Shui to always come to Fengjie. A boat from the water came slowly, as if to rely on Hong Kong, I pulled咣when Jiben it wants to dock pier. Went to port, the ship had just rely on good, ask cut ticket and told us "to buy a ticket it." It is a small passenger ship, the crew said that one hour 40 minutes can go to Fengjie. Tickets are sold Sanxi Wushan, on the first floor there is a compartment inside a few rows of plastic chairs is our seat.
A rare sunny weather, the vague shapes of light blue sky, the last of the Three Gorges will be the beauty of her doing all it can display them. Tiers of the distant mountains fade, the two sides of the cove is also floating around the never-ending morning mist.
With the ship are mostly locals, this journey for them as we took a bus to a nearby city. The scenery along the way as if only a part of me and咣clang of.
In the south, or slow or intermittent steep slopes appeared a thin line, is zoned open grass, cut through stone walls, not high not low forward bending, it is old Plank Road. I see colored dots on thin, the telescope where the Three Gorges of the Backpacker walking on foot. This Old Plank Road with the local people seldom go, for it is only those who came before set foot to foot. In the thin top of a thick line of the water level is 2. The Three Gorges Project water level along the following two trees felled as much as possible, cleaning the reservoir area is said to be part of it. Of course, when the Ancient Plank Road has also become a repository at the end of the ruins.
Qutangxia came, sudden steep mountains up Plank Road became in the straight slot carved into the cliffs. With years of wind and rain will clip the natural rocks carved pondering, he served as a rich imagination you use it to evolve into living legends. Luban's bellows, Meng-Liang's stone steps, hung upside down monks. Some of bending fold of rock, such as tiles, some straight, such as Fu Xiao, to demonstrate the power of nature infinite. Cliffs on both sides of the river were a bunch of Ji Cheng, standing on the ship's side of the upward, and he energetically to see the top of the stretch of blue sky boats. Appeared on the south bank of vertical rock walls of the bore wear a row of wooden planks of the Plank Road, ancient wisdom and the will to use the footprint can not be printed to-reach places. Able to go at large in the top of the rock walls screamed "Kuimen world-hung." Kuimen, surprised it has not had time majestic, passenger ships have been Duolu out of a dodge. Huo Ran open water, the Three Gorges of the office grinds to a halt at his best.
Out of Kuimen, both out of the Qutang, Jiangbei is Baidicheng. Baidicheng pier side of river bends in Shandong Province, our new boat by Fengjie county, but also move forward 10 minutes. Fengjie County, with the Badong, Wushan different, due to geological conditions, the new location of the county seat several times, the new city's construction is scattered in bits and pieces of the Yangtze River. Disembark in the new county dock, looked up, the port center stage long steep climb a mountain with no difference between. Burning sun shining, this is our climb of the most tired, the hottest pier. Up to the summit,咣when the entire piece are immersed in a sweat shirt inside.
Fengjie County Baidicheng is a town located in residential areas around the hill Bai Di. To run the line from the new county seat van to the old town 3 yuan per person, from the old town and then to Baidicheng is 3 yuan. Demolition of the old town and Baidicheng are perhaps the Golden Week is approaching the end Baidi town a bit deserted. Leading to terminal junctions of several bamboo basket filled with fresh oranges, probably not ship to dock, the business is not very good. We are taking the position that the lower part of Bai Di mountain, water will be followed by Chang up all but disappeared. Turned Fengjie fertilizer plant, a corridor the door of the same paths, north road is a fertilizer plant a small building, the south side of the cliff that is the Yangtze River, there is a wall in order to secure the protection of one-meter tall wall. Potatoes at the roadside selling a copy of the older sister pointing to the second floor behind her said: "the day after tomorrow, where we should dismantle it," some of his older sister's look tidy. Asked about her family may be affected, she said that she lived too high, may be no problem, however, clear tone with anxiety. In order to chat with her and I咣six dollars when eating potatoes, is her half of the pan.
And then move forward we must bid farewell to Sister Mai Menpiao, the door is Du Fu, West Pavilion, lao du lean stone exudes elegant style of the poet. And if you climb the West Pavilion opened the window that the "endless Xiao Xiao Lamu, the endless rolling in the Yangtze River to" the momentum can not help but pride Daihatsu. Began to leave the West Pavilion Baidicheng which more than 100 stairs to climb. Mountain plate step forward, the left is the mountain to the right is the Yangtze River, due to the hillside covered with trees down to see the river, so did not feel that extreme care. Each of the steps west of the bend can be seen stuck in the estuary of the Kuimen, each a turn Kuimen become more evident once more complete display. In a corner near the summit a large sign painted on the root rough horizontal line, next to the words "175 meters water line." Here we go Gordon finished that part will disappear. As the main attractions of the Baidicheng Baidi temple building is the Peak. Water only after the rest of the Bai Di Temple. The Legend of the Three Kingdoms Liu Bei Tuogu make more emotional here. Liu Bei then be "Huoshaolianying 700 years", when the retreat Baidicheng would not live in the temple, he's what those Canbingbaiqiang place in crowded. Bamboo floor, sitting behind the bench on a hillside at the foot of the post-orange forest. After the large tracts of open mountain valley, is said to Zhuge Liang had been placed here too dry 8 array, with the Piedmont river water Hachijin joint super-powerful. This is not that Liu Bei then stationed themselves in place? 咣weakness in the foot when the tilt pointing Napian flood bitter that "maybe what hill is the tomb of Liu Bei, do not be too late dug." Yes, ah, Shu in ancient times, akin to finding dangerous, thus the accumulated culture is thousands of years There are many preserved. Who knows how many undiscovered heritage library at the end of it to last forever.
Red Hill, leading to a bridge, we encountered a fat, a lean two young men walk the Three Gorges. They fold flat into the absolute professional backpacks on the ground so that I can咣as envy. After a bridge is Kuimen Howard Johnson Museum, where exhibits found in the Kuimen a huge hill near the ancient elephant fossils. See Howard Johnson, a boy who also appears to come in on foot, Eurya a bag full of oranges, see Jian Renjiu throw a round.
Like countless ancient hall to climb the steps, tired almost to the limit only to the ancient fort. After analysis, this fort could be repaired within a decade off, mud brick looks very modern. Standing on the Yangtze River to see ancient forts, however, it is real. 咣When the silent eating Nazhi oranges no longer made any emotion, Leng Leng's lying in the Embrasure on watching the Yangtze River. Shen sun began to surface of the river, and we want to catch the 20:00 boat to Chongqing, but would also like to stroll around the foot of the ancient red A Plank Road. Down the steps of the ancient three-story fort, but also run down a mountain, abductions of a bend of a path that is close to the cliff. There are half a meter wide road, Linjiang 10 cm high side of the stone along. Following the hillside is still full of grass Chang, blocking the visual horrors. An increasingly narrow path of stone along the Linjiang not, and the road width of only 300 millimeters. On the other side look more dangerous here Kuimen real, sitting in on board is to look at scenery, walking on the road I became part of the landscape. River and from the vessels into leaf vessel saw the passenger come from upstream, downstream and squeezed through the Kuimen, the Shixian that the "sound of weeping cross apes do not live, vessel passed 10000 mountains" scenario clearly the existence of forward. And then move forward on the road even narrower and see the river has been dyed, we decided to return. If you do not take this the ancient plank road, if not in Wushan and Fengjie ashore, I will feel not only a tour of the Yangtze River Three Gorges really visited. The Three Gorges is the rapids, is the peak cliffs, and I am surprised more of the city lies on the steep slopes on this walk and live among the people of the Three Gorges.
Mapped thousands of miles of Xiaguang a dark river down the days immediately dark. 咣when the proposed pier to try his luck, maybe you can boat back to Fengjie. Baidicheng pier is not, in the water level is low, the ship can not dock. Terminal side a middle-aged man selling souvenirs to sell to passersby inscribed with "Baidicheng" the word boxwood combs, very cheap, he said, "is just a defect to earn money."
We are lucky to catch a boat to Fengjie, more than to go in the dark mountain drive much safer, in addition to once again have to climb outside the Port was never really a high impeccable. Boat full of people, seems to be a package tour from Xuzhou. However, in the boat by Fengjie, I found that luck is not so easy to obtain. In the dark Fengjie terminal buildings seem strange and bizarre, it was a demolition of most of the old town of residual floor. Passenger Ship dumped us in the ruins of the old county seat empty announced end up. Can be found to the new county seat of the van is the most fortunate at this time, walking in the no electricity, no one's afraid of the Old City that can be difficult. Old City is full of construction waste, and occasionally there are people who stay in the dark across, secretive, such as ghosts. Old Town has become a dead city. Of our efforts to the old town center, in the hope to find the junction leading to the new county seat. Fengjie's friendship and kindness helped us at this time, in a fork in the road, a local people, speaking in Sichuan and other vehicles, then let us join with him so that he, like us all to the new county seat. Finally, a van limp come until you see the lights of the new county, I know that our adventure was over.
Author: yangrq
